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Doctor Who thing: Cards Against Gallifrey, a game for horrible Time Lords (and fans)

Wed, Jan 22, 2014
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Have some sick fun, horrible people.

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“how Sony made sure everyone would see uncanny CGI nudes resembling Ellen Page”

Sat, Oct 26, 2013
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And why it’s difficult to believe that getting these images out onto the Net isn’t precisely what Sony intended…

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what games are you playing at the moment?

Sat, Sep 07, 2013
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Give me some good iOS games!

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“there’s no sexism in gaming,” so get back in the garage and build us a car, boys

Wed, Jul 17, 2013
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Cara Ellison at New Statesman offers a refreshing breath of reason in a pile-on of cray-cray from irrational, overly emotional boys.

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heirs of Infocom; Vice suicide model speaks; how Tony Soprano changed TV forever (stuff I found online today)

Sun, Jun 23, 2013
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Models don’t get paid for editorial work? WTF?

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your free and open media, always welcoming of criticism

Mon, Mar 25, 2013
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A teaching game about sweatshop conditions hits a little too close to home for Apple…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: the legend of the Doctor in the game DragonVale

Fri, May 18, 2012
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Apparently the lady Ami’Lya will appear at the Ami’Lya Pond and call forth a great leader in time of need, though no one is sure who…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: “The Gunpowder Plot” game

Fri, Nov 04, 2011
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The Doctor, Amy, and Rory find themselves right in the middle of Guy Fawkes’ plan to blow up Parliament… and you can download the game for free if you’ve got a U.K. IP address.

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: TARDIS spotted in Farmville!

Fri, Mar 25, 2011
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Zynga’s been teasing its new English farms for ages, and now the farms are finally here. I was able to start mine yesterday… and what do I find as a decoration alloted to me? A police box!

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creeping fascism: “There’s a soldier in all of us”

Sun, Jan 23, 2011
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This Call of Duty: Black Ops ad has been bothering me. There most certainly is not “a soldier in all of us,” even if we like to play military style computer games. So why does this ad campaign — and this game — resonant with audiences?

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